It’s a sad day when a cocksure young man who doesn’t have the best filter in the world decides that having a forum to instantly share his opinions is not a good idea. But, alas, that day has come. Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com:

This may qualify as the biggest news of Nationals camp so far: Bryce Harper has deleted his Twitter account … Why did Harper delete the account last night? “I just wanted to,” the 19-year-old outfielder said. “I was done.”

As a blogger, I’m really angry about this. And there are people who I am going to blame for this. The Nationals and Scott Boras, mainly. How DARE they impress upon young Harper that his maturity and professionalism will reflect on the organization and impact his perception among fans and sponsors? And how DARE Harper listen to what they had to say and take their counsel?

Does anyone care that I would have gotten a good half dozen posts out of ill-advised Harper tweets in 2012 alone? Why must we make our children grow up so fast? We lose so much when that happens.

Damn. In other news, does anyone know if Jorge Soler has a Twitter account? Asking for a friend.

My thoughts on Twitter:
1. If you post on Twitter, you’re a narcissist and probably a bad person. Almost no one cares what you think, where you’re going, what you’re eating or that you just woke up.
2. If you are one of the people that cares what someone else ate, where they went, what they’re doing, or when they woke up, you’re probably a loser.

Sorry. I HATE Twitter. It only exists as a vehicle for famous people to say something stupid and then blame it on cyber gremlins.